Mayors Forum on the Arts Hosted by St. Petersburg Arts Alliance

St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, along with its community partners, The Palladium and the Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions is pleased to announce a special Mayoral Forum on the Arts that will be attended by both candidates running for Mayor, Robert Blackmon and Kenneth Welch. 

The forum is provided for the entire community to ask questions and gain knowledge from both candidates on the views and plans for the arts within the City of St. Petersburg.  The moderator for this discussion will be Kimberly Jackson, Executive Director of the Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions and a board member of the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance.

Paul Wilborn, Executive Director of The Palladium and Terry Marks, CEO of the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance will welcome the community at this free event at The Palladium on Tuesday, October 5 at 6:00PM for the one hour forum.  

Pre-registration for this event, as well as submitting your questions in advance for the candidates can be found at https://stpeteartsalliance.org/arts-alliance-events/ Doors open at 5PM for seating and will adhere to mask and CDC Covid safety requirements.

Topics for this forum will include, but not limited to: funding, housing for artists, economic development through the arts, creative workforce development and tourism.

The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance will also broadcast this event live on the SPAA’s Facebook page as well as making it available on the SPAA YouTube Channel after the event.